“A LOT Fewer People Would Fly”: 63 Industry Insiders Reveal The Things Companies Keep Quiet

Not necessarily a industry secret, but customer loyalty is mostly a myth. Many companies will give better deals to brand new customers rather than the people who've been paying them for years.

Every time a food item has 'new recipe ' on the packaging, it means they found a cheaper, lower quality supplier for one or more of the ingredients.

dirty_cuban:

Same with nonfood items like soap, detergent, etc.

Sensitive_Gift4866:
I noticed this with my favorite snack brand. They changed the recipe and suddenly it tasted different and the texture was off. Checked the ingredients and they swapped out real cheese for some concoction with starches and oil.

"Natural ingredients" is a meaningless marketing term.

Credit scoring is basically a black box that punishes you for being poor, like the algorithm dings you for checking your rate too many times or having the wrong zip code. my friend got rejected for a card with a 720 score because their utilization was 'too low' like they werent in enough debt already. the whole system is designed to keep you borrowing forever tbh.

Insurance companies hold annual meetings where they give cash awards to employees who figure out how not to pay huge claims. I have witnessed this.

A lot of "limited-time" sales aren't really that limited. Some discounts come back every few weeks.

Grains used to make breads, biscuits, cookies, and what not, are allowed to contain a certain amount of contaminants (bugs, etc) and can even be rotten by some amounts.


To be fair, it's not like there's a way to avoid it. It's just hard for people to come to terms with it.

Commercial ice machines are disgusting and I guarantee that if you saw the state of them in most pubs, you would run screaming from the building.

I clean ours out once a week (completely empty/dismantle/wash/disinfect/dry) and it is always getting a bit yucky when I come back to it a week later.

Clothing stores source their stock from the same third world hellholes. The only difference is the label and the price tag. Also, even the “upmarket” stock rooms are infested with rats, lice and fleas.

How absolutely disgusting back of house is in most large non food shops. I dont think I've ever been in a large non food warehouse that didn't have either a pigeon or a rat problem. Hot wash your clothes and dishware before using.

Ai chatbots are free cause that’s how they are training their models in real time. So the product is you in other words.

Sensitive_Gift4866:

Yeah the whole "if the product is free, youre the product" thing never felt more true than with AI. I catch myself typing detailed personal questions into chatbots and then remember oh right.

Generally, the first batch of electronic products uses the best materials, and over time, they increasingly try to cut costs.

Brand name foods often come from the same factory as store brand food. I'm talking *literally* the same food. They just charge more for the brand recognition.

In fact, its often sold to the store BY the name brand and repackaged.

A lot of the time the store brand is the same quality but cheaper, or inconsequentially lower quality.

That way the name brand looks *premium* in comparison, still makes money by selling to the store, and the store gets more sales by being the "affordable" option.

I know of a fiduciary business that is horribly unorganized. There are people literally signing over their life savings to this company to manage their finances when they can't even keep track of their own finances.

MozeeToby:

My wife works in finance, the number of advisors that have giant houses, fancy cars, and no savings or retirement is enormous. If you see an 80 year old advisor that just "loves his job" too much to retire? Just run.

As someone who’s worked around corporate environments, I’d say how often major decisions are made with incomplete information and a surprising amount of educated guesswork. People imagine a room full of masterminds when sometimes it’s just “this seems like the least bad option.”

I work as a hotel manager and I would be very sceptical to use couches in the room.

Hotels don’t wash the comforter like you think they do — that blanket has seen more strangers than a dating app.

Grocery store deli employees do not [care] about proper handling procedures, cross-contaminated meats and cheeses, whether they have been stored correctly or if the products are even in date. They do not have time, energy or enough staff to [care] along with being underpaid.
You getting 3 lbs of chipped ham for your potluck picnic is more of a gamble than you realize.

That plumbing is not rocket science. Recently got quoted $1000 to replace a leaking wax ring on a toilet, plumber said it was hard because it was a skirted toilet. Took me literally $10 in parts and 30 minutes in labor. It was mildly tricky because of the skirted toilet. Would have been an absolute cake walk with a regular toilet.

Food service is entirely dependent upon that individual store’s manager’s attitude about cleaning and sanitation regarding whether or not the entire store, equipment, food, sauces, etc… is in code and up to date and standards.

I rarely, if ever, eat anywhere unless I know the kitchen staff.